Kime Nanchoff photo

It is interesting to note that the photo below was taken when Kime was a member of the Patsko band of Canada.  He is listed as Kime Stephanoff on the home-made CD that was released by a member of Patsko’s family.  But a friend of mine, Jim Stoynoff of Chicago and also a descendant of an immigrant, told me that he is actually Kime Nanchoff.  That was apparently common at that time period.  I know that my grandfather, Vasil Popoff, was known as Vasil Gligoroff when he migrated to the USA.  I know that Gligor was my grandfather’s father (my great grandfather).  Thus, it may be concluded that Kime’s father was known as Stefo or Stepho.  This is known as the patronymic system whereby the child takes the first name of his/her father (or maybe  grandfather), changes it to the masculine or feminine form, and uses it as her/his last name.  For example, a girl (Fana) born to my grandfather might be known as Fana Vasilkova (daughter of Vasil), or a boy (Elo) born to my grandfather would be known as Elo Vasilkoff (son of Vasil).  This system is not used in the USA and is currently not popular in most countries.  (As to why this was done by Kime and my grandfather is a mystery at this time; perhaps to shield the family left behind from some sort of criminal folly.  Or maybe something more common, as noted above, and innocent.)

Kime Nanchoff 1951

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